I have DT880 and SR225 and they certainly makes a good pair. I would not however throw the 225 in a laptop bag (that's what DT770 is for ), they seem a little fragile.

Quote: Originally Posted by nyc_paramedic My desktop machine is a dual-core Athlon X2 4800+ & 2 GB RAM running Debian with a minimal GUI: Openbox window manager and a couple of X terminals. It's more than enough to handle being and NFS server. As a nfs server for music with a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Budgie krrm- better info at- What’s the real story on the Windows Home Server data corruption bug? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com Not a problem for me luckily. All is ok then, I just remembered I read something about it and took the first...

There has been some reports of file corruption on Windows Home Server so it could be an idea to have a backup (imo the original cd's are only a valid backup if you have plenty of spare time). Microsoft addresses Windows Home Server file corruption, promises fix - Engadget

Quote: Originally Posted by aluren quick question about the dac function. is it normal that the volume can still be adjusted through the computer? initially i thought that the volume can only be changed through the pico since the dac function is supposed to bypass the computer's...

It might also be usefull to use a SMART tool, Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia to check the health of a disk. Iirc SMART was able to predict about 50% of disk failures in the Google disk paper published some time ago.

If you are lucky it is the controller on the external drive that is broken. You can try to open the enclosure and put the disk inside a computer or another disk enclosure. I shall not spell backup.

Quote: Originally Posted by MCC I have problems with the USB input in my setup- I can hear computer noise through the headphones and the DAC miserably fails a simple 20Hz-20kHz sine sweep. I get quite a bit of distortion and a strange descending sweep in the background once it reaches...

Don't know if it's the amp or dac, but my DT770 is much better with the Pico than straight from any laptop I have tried (including two T series Thinkpads and ppc miniMac).

Music (+ photos etc) are stored on my server. I have an external disk that I usually keep at work. I take it home for refreshing the backup whenever I feel like it. In addition I have a "backup" partition on my workstation at home. Files are sync'ed daily (I use rsync) from the server daily.

Quote: Originally Posted by blipmusic I got a shipment notification on Feb 4th (#164 on the list) but according to the USPS-site they've only recieved tracking info i.e. it hasn't really shipped yet but that's over a week ago. I'm guessing this has to do with me being in Europe and...

I found the sound from my Thinkpads (T42 and T60) to be fairly good. As for portable USB dac's I can recommend the Pico, it is small with *very* good sound.

Best and cheap doesn't normally go together ;-) In general USB cards that doesn't require special drivers in Windows, will work in Linux.

Not exactly a soundcard, but I'm currently listening to a Stello DA100 dac feed by USB from Open Suse -> audio in Linux is great Generally USB audio is well supported in Linux, you can see Matrix:Main - AlsaProject for information about specific cards.

Quote: Originally Posted by Menzo Just curious but how do these guys go with the Beyerdynamic DT880? If they work really well I might consider grabbing them. The pico has no problems driving my DT880 (by that I mean I did not notice any immediate difference compared to Stello...

Quote: Originally Posted by StevieDvd Mine shipped 8th Jan... Oh the wait. The expectation continues and the dreaded customs duty threatens too. C'mon postie I want my Pico now!! Mine shipped the same date and arrived here in Norway today.

Quote: Originally Posted by mofonyx Okay, I still feel that RAID 1 configuration would be best. How would it be different than running 2 external drives with scheduled copying and backing up of data? You are free to ignore any advice you get ;-) The difference is that RAID...

Quote: Originally Posted by trose49 Well the GOOD news (for me anyway lol!) Is that I just a/b'ed the Apple analog out vs the meridian. Crossing my fingers that I wasnt wasting all my time and money creating custom cables etc. I played Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover. THANK GOD! The...

yes, flac.

Quote: Originally Posted by trose49 I can't say I'm am suprised what was the cost of the rotel? I have noticed with complex music that it seems to be "a liittle tight" if that makes sence. It could use a little breathing room! I am using apple lossless thru the apple tv of course...

Quote: Originally Posted by trose49 Any data for me? Yepp. I've spent (and wasted) a lot of money since I bought the Rotel so I don't think that is an issue anymore In order to turn on the digital out on the Rotel I had to digg for the manual, luckily I found it. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by trose49 [ The fourth digit being a "3" and not a "1" means it is the newer chip set! 220V would be an issue. I would be interested to list the cd player your using and try hooking it the DAC and do some A/B ing and report your results. Is newer...

You made me go down in the basement, and what did I find? A Meridian 203, unused for more than seven years, but still working.

I've used a DT770 at the office for more than a year. If you are lucky enough to have a T series Thinkpad you can drive them directly from the audio out with acceptable results. I currently have a Dell laptop of some kind, and I just preordered a Pico w/DAC. The strange thing is that the Dell...